I use a login list with faces and the icons and text are tiny in GDM. Is there an easy way to change the resolution of the login screen? I'm currently using 10.04 Lucid.
Ubuntu – How to change the screen resolution for the GDM login screen
10.04gdmlogin-screenresolution
Best Answer
Gaurav has the right solution for Ubuntu 10.10 (use "Make Default" in System > Preferences > Monitors), however this requires a bit more work in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. It also means your GDM will have the same resolution as your desktop's.
First find out which resolution your display can take and what its name is. In the following example my laptop display is LVDS-1 and its rated resolution is 1280x800:
Note in the above output the resolution currently used is marked by an asterisk (*). Next you want to test if such resolution works and find the right command to set it up:
In the above command you can change the depth (32 bit) for 24.
Next you want to add such command to the /etc/gdm/Init/Default file before /sbin/initctl ... [1]. The beginning of such file will look like this:
Once you've done this you can logout to see the results. I tested this in a VM environment only but it should work on a standard install ("bare metal").
[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/X/Config/Resolution#Setting%20xrandr%20commands%20in%20kdm/gdm%20startup%20scripts